Flora of Audubon's Kelso Creek Sanctuary

Audubon owns on a small sanctuary along Kelso Creek. Purchased in 2000 to protect the riparian habitat within the sanctuary, the loss of upland habitat recently makes the upland portions equally as important. The sanctuary is only 156 acres in size, yet is significant with at least 127 species of flowering plants identified so far. Eve Laeger compiled most of this list and has been supplemented by additional surveys by Alison Sheehey.  
Family Scientific Name Common Name   Nativity
Apiaceae        
Lomatium  nevadense desert parsley   Native
       
Asteraceae      
Agoseris retrorsa  Spearleaf mountain dandelion   Native
Ambrosia acanthicarpa  annual bur sage   Native
Aniscoma acaulis  scale bud   Native
Artemisia douglasiana  mugwort   Native
Artemisia tridentata sagebrush   Native
Baccharis  sergiliodes squaw waterweed   Native
Brickellia desertorum desert brickellia   Native
Brickellia microphylla small leafed brickellia   Native
Chaenactus sp     Native
Chrysothamnus nauseosus rabbit brush   Native
Cirsium vulgare bull thistle   Exotic
Coriopsis bigelovii Biglow's coreopsis   Native
Encelia actoni mountain bush sunflower   Native
Ericameria cuneata wedgeleaf goldenbush   Native
Ericameria linearifolia interior goldenbush   Native
Eriophyllum ambiguum woolly sunflower   Native
Eriophyllum pringlei bud eriophyllum   Native
Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's wooly daisy   Native
Hymenoclea salsola  cheeseweed   Native
Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce   Native
Layia glandulosa white layia   Native
Lessingia filaginafolia California aster   Native
Lepidospartum squamatum scale broom   Native
Gnaphalium luteo-album common cudweed   Native
Malacothrix glabrata wild marigold   Native
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii bush groundsel   Native
Sonchus sp     Native
Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua small wirelettuce   Native
Taraxacum officinale dandelion   Native
Tetradymia spinosa cottonthorn   Native
Uropappus lindleyi silverpuffs   Native
Boraginaceae      
Amsinkia sp fiddleneck   Native
Cryptantha cirumcissa  western-forget-me-not   Native
Heliotropium curassavicum alkali heliotrope   Native
Pectocarya penicillata winged pectocarya   Native
Plagiobothrys sp     Native
Brassicaceae      
Arabis sparsifolia rock cress   Native
Caulanthus coulteri coulter's jewelflower   Native
Descuriania sophia tansy mustard   Native
Tropidocarpum gracile slender keel-friut   Native
Cactaceae      
Opuntia basilaris beavertail cactus   Native
Opuntia echinocarpa silver cholla   Native
Caryophyllaceae      
Loeflingia squarrosa sagebrush loeflingia   Native
Chenopodiaceae      
Atriplex  canescens four winged saltbush   Native
Chenopodium album lamb's quarters   Native
Chenopodium californicum soap plant   Native
Cucurbitaceae      
Cucurbita foetidissima calabazilla Native
Cupressaceae      
Cupressus sp. (ornamental)      
Juniperus californica California juniper   Native
Datiscaceae      
Datisca glomerata durango root   Native
Ephedraceae      
Ephedra viridis Green ephedra   Native
Ephedra nevadensis Mormon tea   Native
Euphorbiaceae      
Chamaesyce vallis-mortae Death Valley euphorbia   Native
Fabaceae        
Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis varied milk vetch   Native